{"id":550339,"date":"2026-03-28T11:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/550339\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:46:06","slug":"doctor-explains-causes-warning-signs-and-the-best-treatment-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/550339\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor explains causes, warning signs, and the best treatment options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magnesium deficiency is not very common, but it tends to appear in specific situations.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Deepesh V notes, \u201cLow magnesium is not very common in the general population. It occurs in less than 2% of individuals, mostly in people who have alcohol use disorder, which results in decreased food intake. Alcohol, per se, increases the loss of magnesium through the urine.\u201d<br \/>\u200b<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/health\/when-a-key-gene-fails-what-a-new-leukemia-study-is-telling-us-about-treatment\/photostory\/129840064.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">When a key gene fails: What a new leukemia study is telling us about treatment<\/a>\u200b<br \/>There is a clear pattern in hospitals.<br \/>\u201cAbout 10% of hospitalized patients are detected with magnesium deficiency, and almost 50 to 60% of them are found in the ICU.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reasons are often layered. Some of the most overlooked triggers include:<\/p>\n<p>Long-term use of medicines like diuretics and acid reducers<br \/>Certain antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs<br \/>Chronic diarrhoea or gut disorders that block absorption<br \/>Poor nutrition over time<br \/>Alcohol use that both reduces intake and increases loss<\/p>\n<p>A report by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icmr.gov.in\/icmrobject\/custom_data\/pdf\/icmr-bulletins\/jul-sep_2017.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)<\/a> also highlights that micronutrient deficiencies in India often go unnoticed due to dietary gaps and absorption issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Magnesium deficiency is not very common, but it tends to appear in specific situations. Dr Deepesh V notes,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[97,36734,192926,34880,244960,244959,230392,244958],"class_list":{"0":"post-550339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-hypomagnesemia","10":"tag-low-magnesium","11":"tag-magnesium-deficiency","12":"tag-magnesium-deficiency-causes","13":"tag-magnesium-deficiency-risks","14":"tag-magnesium-deficiency-signs","15":"tag-magnesium-in-critical-care"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}